• Remy Martin XO by LEE BROOM

    Remy Martin XO by LEE BROOM

    The idea that change is “necessary” to remain relevant is something that the classicists have fought for years. Having said that on the other side of the coin, the modernists could argue that if you don’t change you will get left behind. A conundrum indeed. This is where what I call “tasteful re-interpretation” comes in…

  • Luxury Comes as a Standard — Hua Hin

    Luxury Comes as a Standard — Hua Hin

    Hua Hin is one of Thailand’s inaugural beach destinations and with such seniority, sophistication and depth come as primary benefits. It manages to strike a balance between built up and bucolic; for every postcard beach there is a grandstanding golf course. Authentic markets offset feverish waterparks and its proximity to Bangkok compared to other Thai…

  • Welcome Home — Glenlivet’s New Crib

    Welcome Home — Glenlivet’s New Crib

    It’s a curious phenomenon, our resistance to change. Change, really, is the staple ingredient to improvement and is in fact the one-word definition of what nature is; so, naturally, there is nothing more natural. So why can it feel so wrong? I think the root of that pain in change is in an urgency to…

  • Rolls-Royce Cellarette — Where Cigars & Whisky meet

    Rolls-Royce Cellarette — Where Cigars & Whisky meet

    I must admit, it came as a big surprise to me to learn one of the industries most affected by the pandemic is the cigar market. In fact just yesterday morning, I received a received a message asking if I knew anyone that supplied Cohibas due to a shortage of cigars for a top client…

  • Organic Architecture — Ilulissat Icefjord

    Organic Architecture — Ilulissat Icefjord

    The great American biologist E.O. Wilson says that if we are to safeguard the systems on which all species – including our own – depend, we must devote half of all available land mass to nature. Nature is forgiving. It will bounce back – if we let it. And nature, more than anything else, holds…

  • Where to? — Cromwell Place

    Where to? — Cromwell Place

    It’s a curious paradox that in times of crises we must prioritise pillars of survival over enjoyment.   Healthcare, education and commerce have dominated our collective attentions these past couple of years and the world, by necessity, has been forced to take on a greyer complexion. However, it’s in these times of sparsity that the…

  • Car Diffuser — by Acqua di Parma + Poltrona Frau

    Car Diffuser — by Acqua di Parma + Poltrona Frau

    It’s hard to get excited by the car fragrance options on the marketplace. Just as your choice in fragrance is seen as an extension of self, so is your choice of car, and as such it comes as great surprise to me that there has been such a dearth of options in the car fragrance…

  • BAMFORD x Sesame Street

    BAMFORD x Sesame Street

    The world of watches can be an overly serious place at times — and understandably so with the vast sums of money exchanged for painstaking craftwork in finely crafted timepieces. But every now and then something comes along to break through the solemnity, bringing a smile to your face. Enter the new Bamford x Sesame…

  • EVO by Cambridge Audio

    EVO by Cambridge Audio

    The Evo by Cambridge Audio acts as both a timeless centrepiece and cutting edge all-in-one hi-fi sound system. Taking design cues from Cambridge Audio’s first ever product – the P40 – its 1968 roots are readily apparent. Rich walnut panelling and a slick anodised aluminium cabinet give way to a customisable Richlite finish. This new…

  • finessed — modern artistry

    finessed — modern artistry

    In this, the digital age, the concept of antiquity feels almost mythical. This great era of information has brought about untold benefits – namely, an ability to collect, compile and archive all human endeavour with robotic accuracy. Since the turn of the century, our ability (not to mention proclivity) to consume and catalogue information –…

  • Spirio R — Steinway & Sons

    Spirio R — Steinway & Sons

    It was 1857 when bespoke grand piano makers Steinway & Sons registered their first patent; since then over 139 patents have been filed and the innovation still continues. The embodiment of this is SPIRIO. Launched by Steinway & Sons in 2015 this technology captures and recreates the unique playing techniques of world renown pianists to…

  • Redbreast — One for the Birds

    Redbreast — One for the Birds

    The tradition of keeping the bottle is a marvellous exercise. Any act of converting the disposable into a trinket or keepsake has to be considered worthy. If cracking open a bottle of something special is a way of marking an occasion – the birth of a child, the union of marriage, a graduation – then…

  • Gifts of Note — Maison Perrier-Jouët

    Gifts of Note — Maison Perrier-Jouët

    There is an ever-burgeoning push towards greener attitudes in regards to our production, consumption and our appreciation for nature itself. Ostensibly the latter isn’t as consequential as the former two; after all, what is aesthetic compared to annihilation? Well, in this case, the two sentiments are inexorably linked. MAISON PERRIER-JOUËT has a storied history of highlighting…

  • Maserati MMXX — A New Era

    Maserati MMXX — A New Era

    At a time where things seem anything but straightforward, Maserati have set themselves no mean task; to launch thirteen new models by 2024. When you take into account the brand has seven models currently on sale (eight including the new Maserati MC20) that is very ambitious indeed. When you delve deeper and learn that these…